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Marvels & Tales-Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies

Identifier (ISSN):1521-4281(Print)/1536-1802(Online)
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Publisher:Wayne State University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.1↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Marvels & Tales-Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies

WoS N/A
0011020230.120250.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4
0.101
#31,146

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
12

12 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
7articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Marvels & Tales (ISSN: 1521-4281) was founded in 1987 by Jacques Barchilon at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Originally known as Merveilles & contes, the journal expressed its role as an international forum for folktale and fairy-tale scholarship through its various aliases: Wunder & Märchen, Maravillas & Cuentos, Meraviglie & Racconti, and Marvels & Tales. In 1997, the journal moved to Wayne State University Press and took the definitive title Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies. From the start, Marvels & Tales has served as a central forum for the multidisciplinary study of fairy tales. In its pages, contributors from around the globe have published studies, texts, and translations of fairy-tales from Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. The Editorial Policy of Marvels & Tales encourages scholarship that introduces new areas of fairy-tale scholarship, as well as research that considers the traditional fairy-tale canon from new perspectives. The journal's special issues have been particularly popular and have focused on topics such as "Beauty and the Beast," "The Romantic Tale," "Charles Perrault," "Marriage Tests and Marriage Quest in African Oral Literature," "The Italian Tale," and "Angela Carter and the Literary Märchen." Marvels & Tales is published every April and October by Wayne State University Press.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
History92%Art68.4%Literature58.5%Philosophy43.3%Political science29.1%Law28.4%Linguistics26.6%Geography26.1%Sociology23.1%Art history22.5%Computer science21.8%Archaeology21.7%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI2026

FOLKLORE

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCRAHCI2026

LITERATURE

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

FOLKLORE

Q4
Rank16/20
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

LITERATURE

Q3
Rank148/200
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

13 year
2026Latest
IF0.1
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF0.1
Articles / Year46
Total Citations1
2024
IF—
Articles / Year43
Total Citations1
2023
IF0
Articles / Year44
Total Citations4
2022
IF—
Articles / Year56
Total Citations9

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #31,146Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.101

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q4
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.19

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,203 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations11
3-Year Documents46
Citable Documents34

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate94.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ4
Cultural StudiesQ4
Literature and Literary TheoryQ4
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区FOLKLORE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Marvels & Tales-Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies (ISSN: 1521-4281) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wayne State University Press in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.10, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.101 (Q4), an H-index of 12.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 7 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,203 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29